We are grateful to share with you the wonderful news that two of the Fern Lodge Christian Science nurses recently were approved to advertise their services in The Christian Science Journal. This was especially joyous for us because both of these loving and inspired individuals came to Fern Lodge from Peru in order to complete our Christian Science Nursing Education … Read More
Gratitude for our Staff
from George Strong, Administrator The Fern Lodge Focus and our website, https://fernlodge.org, give us an opportunity to share with you insights into our work in the healing ministry of Christian Science nursing. In our last issue, some of the Christian Science nurses on our staff told what brought them into Christian Science nursing. Now we will let some of the … Read More
Construction Update
As reported in our May Focus, Fern Lodge has plans for construction of a new entrance and reception area for the Christian Science Nursing building at the facility and for a significant addition to our parking lot. In conversations with the Alameda County Building Department and our neighbors on Madison Avenue, we learned that the original plan for the new … Read More
Introducing the Staff
The Fern Lodge staff is a dedicated and hard-working family. We would like to introduce them to you, and we’ll begin with a very brief overview of the loving and inspired individuals who serve here as Christian Science nurses. English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Tagalog, Chinese and Japanese — remarkably, these are the languages our Christian Science nurses speak! … Read More
The Pearl of Great Price
“The kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.” — Christ Jesus Healings in Christian Science help us rediscover the pearl of great price. From time to time we will share articles that highlight the role … Read More
Thoughts from the Caregiver’s Perspective
What I remember about my mother’s fall is hearing her scream and racing up the stairs to stop her backward slide. My mother was unable to move without pain. After a phone call to a practitioner, I called a Fern Lodge Christian Science nurse at her home to ask for suggestions. She offered to come right over, but my husband … Read More
A Visit to Argentina, Jan 2010
With humble gratitude Fern Lodge accepted an invitation to share information about Christian Science nursing education opportunities with Christian Scientists in South America. Two years ago Carlos Ley, a Journal-listed Christian Science nurse on our staff, traveled through South America to speak about Christian Science nursing. He gave talks and conducted individual interviews in Peru, Argentina and Brazil. This year … Read More
Trip to Brazil, Jan 2010
From Buenos Aires, we travelled to Brazil to meet with Christian Scientists there who are interested in Christian Science nursing and education opportunities. Our first stop was in Rio de Janeiro where we gave a talk at First Church. Later we held interviews with those who were interested in Christian Science nursing. After the church meeting, we journeyed to the … Read More
Spiritual Altitude and Loving Care
What you don’t see in these photos is the incredible beauty of the community of El Bolsón and its idyllic setting in the heart of the Andes mountains of western Argentina. The spiritual altitude you do see is far more important. All members of the Christian Science Society in El Bolsón welcomed and cared for us with the tender, attentive … Read More
The Art of Christian Science Nursing — a talk given to the Fern Lodge staff
by Nancy Stiner, C.S. A former nurse at Fern Lodge referred to the Christian Science Nurse as a Christian Science Practitioner who does windows. While the practitioner is working to understand that the body is the “temple of God” (1 Cor 3:16) you nurses are right in there washing those temple windows. I just love that concept. The nurse is … Read More